Third Sunday of Easter April 26,2020

THE BANE AND THE BLESSED I understand Covid 19 is also known as the coronavirus because the spikes on each virus sphere have little “crowns” on them and the Latin word for crown is “corona.” So I realize that the virus has nothing to do with St. Corona. But of course it does.

I didn’t know there was a St. Corona until the pandemic began. I have learned that she is a venerated in northern Italy, Austria and southern Germany. She is to be turned to in times of pestilence. If my research is accurate, her are in the Basilica of Victor and Corona in Feltre, Italy. It is one of the first regions of Italy cordoned off due to the pandemic. St. Corona was 16 years old when she died a martyr’s death. Tradition has it she spoke in defense of a Roman centurion who had been baptized and was condemned to death as a result.

St. Corona recognized that a solitary Christian is not a Christian at all. For the common good we are told these days to avoid social gatherings, keep six feet apart, avoid touching. We are not allowed to visit loved ones in the hospital or nursing home. Weddings have been cancelled. Funerals cannot be celebrated. Teachers no longer can teach students face to face, and perhaps never again those students soon to graduate.

Coronavirus has affected everything. But of course the worst virus is anger, fear, despair, selfishness. I don’t at all want to deny or diminish the reality of the coronavirus and what it can do. I do know however that we have the cure for these other poisons. St. Corona knew that love and life must go on. She knew that they will win the day. She knew that in Christ the victory is already won.

St. Corona, pray for us.

Father John Parr THANKS FROM THE FOOD PANTRY FOR YOUR MARRIAGE The Food Pantry would like to thank the Due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19, many parishioners and community couples and families have been faced with the individuals and businesses who have come challenge of establishing a ‘new normal’ in forward recently to stock up our pantry their daily lives. Whatever your family shelves and fill our freezers and coolers. situation, there is an opportunity to find grace in the Your generosity has been overwhelming, and we are midst of this crisis. You can use this time as an invitation extremely grateful to all of you for serving our to focus on relationships and on building strong family brothers and sisters in need. At this time, we are well- bonds. supplied with just about everything we need to serve Here are a few suggestions on how to use this time our guests. Our numbers have remained steady but well: have not stretched us beyond our capacity to serve Pray Together them. If you know of anyone who has need of our Visit our church. Spend time together before Jesus pantry services, please tell them that we remain open in the tabernacle. He is waiting for you! on Tuesdays and Fridays from 9am to 11am or they Pray the Rosary together at night…even one may contact Carol Reider at 608-526-4424 or decade. If you don’t remember how, google it! [email protected]. God bless you and fill you with Read the bible together. Start with the Gospel of Easter joy. Mark. Build and Fortify Your Relationships Typically we would have collected the Catholic Relief Eat dinner together at the table. No devices Services Rice Bowls and Mite Bowls at the end of allowed. Lent. This year we are asking you to either hold them Make it a habit to be kind to one another and to until we can gather together again or write a check for speak lovingly to one another. the amount you’d like to donate and send it into the Write a mission statement for your family. Decide parish. You can make the check out to SEAS and write together how you want to spend this time with- Rice Bowl or Mite Bowl in the memo line. If you’d like to out wasting it. return the actual Rice Bowl or Mite Bowl and not wait, Have Fun Together please call ahead to make sure someone is in the Do something fun as a family every day – bake a office (526-4424). pie, bring out a board game, get creative with Thank you so much for your support. craft supplies, sing songs, or take a nature walk at a nearby trail. Plan a celebration for feast days – the internet will Making a Spiritual Communion be very helpful here. We Catholics love Just as we are fed physically from the gifts of our celebrations! loving God, we are fed spiritually when we receive the Start building a family photobook. Take some pho- Eucharist. Though we find ourselves at a time when it is tos and plan some home videos. We are living not possible to receive the Eucharist, we are still able to through history, and your family memories will make a spiritual communion. We can make a spiritual be precious. communion using our own words or we can use one of the beautiful traditional spiritual communion prayers, including this one by St. Alphonsus Liguori.

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above Lorraine Atkinson Michele Lindemann Sara (Wozney) Balaker Malin all things, and I desire to receive Judy Bockenhauer Deanna Mason You into my soul. Since I cannot at Rebecca Chatfield Ken Proctor this moment receive You Paul Collins Bailey Rohrer sacramentally, come at least The Donaldson Family Mary Roerkohl spiritually into my heart. I embrace Bill Druliner Barry Schaller You as if You were already there DeEtte Gillmeister Sascha Stephens and unite myself wholly to You. Sherry Hanson Colleen Tisil Never permit me to be separated June Kukovec Addison Quinn Usitalo from You. Amen. Bob Langer

3rd Sunday of Easter 2 April 26, 2020 3RD SUNDAY OF EASTER READINGS Reading 1 Acts 2:14, 22-33 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed: “You who are Jews, indeed all of you staying in Jerusalem. Let this be known to you, and listen to my words. You who are Israelites, hear these words. Jesus the Nazarene was a man commended to you by God with mighty deeds, wonders, and signs, which God worked through him in your midst, as you yourselves know. This man, delivered up by the set plan and foreknowledge of God, you killed, using lawless men to crucify him. But God raised him up, releasing him from the throes of death, because it was impossible for him to be held by it. For says of him: I saw the Lord ever before me, with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed. Therefore my heart has been glad and my tongue has exulted; my flesh, too, will dwell in hope, because you will not abandon my soul to the netherworld, nor will you suffer your holy one to see corruption. You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence. “My brothers, one can confidently say to you about the patriarch David that he died and was buried, and his tomb is in our midst to this day. But since he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants upon his throne, he foresaw and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he abandoned to the netherworld nor did his flesh see corruption. God raised this Jesus; of this we are all witnesses. Exalted at the right hand of God, he received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father and poured him forth, as you see and hear.”

Responsorial Psalm Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 R. (11a) Lord, you will show us the path of life. Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge; I say to the LORD, “My Lord are you.” O LORD, my allotted portion and my cup, you it is who hold fast my lot. R. Lord, you will show us the path of life. I bless the LORD who counsels me; even in the night my heart exhorts me. I set the LORD ever before me ; with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed. R. Lord, you will show us the path of life. Therefore my heart is glad and my soul rejoices, my body, too, abides in confidence; because you will not abandon my soul to the netherworld, nor will you suffer your faithful one to undergo corruption. R. Lord, you will show us the path of life. You will show me the path to life, abounding joy in your presence, the delights at your right hand forever. R. Lord, you will show us the path of life.

Reading 2 1 Pt 1:17-21 Beloved: If you invoke as Father him who judges impartially according to each one’s works, conduct yourselves with reverence during the time of your sojourning, realizing that you were ransomed from your futile conduct, handed on by your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold but with the precious blood of Christ as of a spotless unblemished lamb. He was known before the foundation of the world but revealed in the final time for you, who through him believe in God who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

Alleluia Lk 24:32 R. Alleluia, alleluia. Lord Jesus, open the Scriptures to us; make our hearts burn while you speak to us. R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel Lk 24:13-35 That very day, the first day of the week, two of Jesus’ disciples were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus, and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred. And it happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus himself drew near and walked with them, but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him. He asked them, “What are you discussing as you walk along?” They stopped, looking downcast. One of them, named Cleopas, said to him in reply, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know of the things that have taken place there in these days?” And he replied to them, “What sort of things?” They said to him, “The things that happened to Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, how our chief priests and rulers both handed him over to a sentence of death and crucified him. But we were hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel; and besides all this, it is now the third day since this took place. Some women from our group, however, have astounded us: they were at the tomb early in the morning and did not find his body; they came back and reported that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who announced that he was alive. Then some of those with us went to the tomb and found things just as the women had de- scribed, but him they did not see.” And he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” Then beginning with and all the prophets, he interpreted to them what referred to him in all the Scriptures. As they approached the village to which they were going, he gave the impression that he was going on farther. But they urged him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them. And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their sight. Then they said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?” So they set out at once and returned to Jerusalem where they found gathered together the eleven and those with them who were saying, “The Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon!” Then the two recounted what had taken place on the way and how he was made known to them in the breaking of bread.

3rd Sunday of Easter 3 April 26, 2020 FAITH FORMATION PARISH INFORMATION

St. Elizabeth’s Faith Formation year has PARISH RECTORY & OFFICE come to a close. It has been a pleasure Phone ...... 526-4424 working with your children and we look Fax Number ...... 526-3177 forward to seeing all of you again Email: [email protected] soon. Please return your child’s Faith STAFF Formation text books the week of Pastor, Father John Parr ...... 526-4424 [email protected] Monday April 27. Drop them into the tote outside to Pastor Emeritus, Monsignor Delbert J. Malin...... 526-4908 the right of the church’s front entry and make sure to [email protected] secure the lid. We will be emptying the tote daily. Please don’t hold on to books until the Fall, as it causes [email protected] us to place unnecessary orders for replacements. Pastoral Minister, Carol Reider ...... 526-4424 Activity books don’t need to be returned. [email protected] Please stay tuned for First Communion and C.R.E. (3 years-gr. 5),.Mary Luebke ………………526-4424 Confirmation celebration information. [email protected] God Bless and be well...... 526-4424 Mary Luebke and Pat Brueggen [email protected] Director of Music, Beth Lakmann…………………..526-4424 [email protected] LETTERS FROM FR. PARR Secretary, Sandy Jerue ...... 526-4424 [email protected] Fr. Parr has shared with us Sister Jean ...... 526-4908 some wonderful letters [email protected] during this difficult time. They MASS SCHEDULE went out via email. Please Weekend: Sat. 5:00 pm and Sun. 8:00 & 10:15 am check your spam/junk mail if Weekday: Mon.-Fri. 8:30 am except Tues. 7:00 am you did not receive them. Gluten Free Hosts: St. Elizabeth’s has gluten free hosts available. Please contact Fr. Parr, and he will make the necessary Otherwise, contact the parish arrangements. office in case we do not have your correct email. SACRAMENTS For those of you who do not have email, a paper copy Reconciliation: Saturday 4:00 pm or by appointment. was mailed to you. If, in fact, you do have an email, Baptism: Baptism involves membership in the church. Parents are please share that with us to keep the postage costs to attend a session early in the pregnancy. Marriage: Our church is trying to create successful marriages. This down. Thank you, be safe, stay well. takes some time. Arrangements for a wedding date are to be made at least six months before the anticipated date. SEAS SIMPLE LIVING Anointing of the Sick: Communal celebrations in fall and spring. Individual celebrations upon request. Please call the office when family members are hospitalized. In his encyclical, Laudato Si’, On Care for Our Common Home, Pope Francis PASTORAL VISITATION calls on the faithful and all others to Anyone who desires a personal home visit is invited to call the rediscover the richness of simplicity. parish office. CATECHUMENATE “It is a return to that simplicity which Anyone wishing to become a full member of the Church is invited allows us to stop and appreciate the to visit the parish office. small things, to be grateful for the Parish Council Members opportunities which life affords us, to be Alyson Haugen Mary Lenz spiritually detached from what we Jennifer Fisk Kathy Nicklaus possess, and not to succumb to sadness for what we Brian Clements Bill Heinz lack. This implies avoiding the dynamic of dominion and Christine Olson Patty Heiderscheit the mere accumulation of pleasures.” Paragraph 222 Jesus urged his followers to take a lesson in simplicity from the “lilies of the field.” The flowers serve as a Finance Council Members model of God’s abundant grace (Matthew 6:28). The Larry Warzynski Shawn Handland passage instructs the faithful we will be “arrayed in Janice Dvoracek Barry Ploessl glory” when we live simply. Pat Stephens

3rd Sunday of Easter 4 April 26, 2020 CALENDAR OF EVENTS PLEASE REMEMBER

Sunday, April 26 3rd Sunday of Easter Jack Kruse, age 87, died Mass Intention † Don Houlihan Wednesday, April 8, 2020.

Monday, April 27 Easter Weekday A private burial was held on Mass Intention † Kathryn Malin Friday, April 17th and a memorial Mass will be held at Tuesday, April 28 Easter Weekday a later date. Jack is survived by his five children, two Mass Intention † Joe O’Keefe step children, many grandchildren and great- grandchildren. Please keep Jack and his family in your Wednesday, April 29 St. prayers. May he rest in peace. Mass Intention Priest Intention UPDATE ON SISTER BRIDGET Thursday, April 30 Easter Weekday Mass Intention † Angeline Haug Sister Bridget would like to thank all those who have reached out to Friday, May 1 Easter Weekday her recently with cards, phone 8:30 am Mass Priest Intention calls, emails, and prayers. She

would like you to know that Saturday, May 2 St. Athanasius chemo has been stopped due to 4:00 pm Sacrament of Penance the affect to her good lung. She Mass Intention † Don Houlihan asks that you hold her in your

Sunday, May 3 4th Sunday of Easter prayers and she will continue to Mass Intention † Grace Henderson & Mark Phillips hold you in hers. God Bless!

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May the joy of Easter fill our hearts and the memory of God’s holiness lead us to rejoice in Jesus, by the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

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